Residents recently highlighted to us that the road surface in Park Place fairly near to the Hawkhill junction has a number of significant potholes.
We therefore raised this with the Roads Maintenance Partnership and received this positive response :
“An order has been raised for a number of potholes to be filled here.”
I have recently had numerous concerns from residents about the state of the bins in Park Place, near to the junction with the West Port.
These are not all council bins for residents’ use but there are also commercial bins there for business use.
The City Council’s Enforcement Officer in Community Safety and Protection has been very proactive and helpful in response to my raising this and her latest update is as follows :
“Having visited the location over the past few weeks to monitor the situation, I would advise that domestic waste was being left at the trade bins. In line with restrictions at this time, these businesses were closed and waste uplifts suspended.
I requested operations attend to remove the excess waste and clear the litter/debris from the over-full bins.
I also spoke to the businesses about securing their bins to prevent this happening again.
Following contact from one of the businesses, I contacted NWH who have removed a bin that was still on a suspended contract due to the business not trading and when I visited (most recently) the bins were orderly and there was no excess waste.
I will continue to monitor the area and take appropriate action.”
From the City Council :
THE ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1)
THE DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL AS TRAFFIC AUTHORITY being satisfied that traffic on the road should be prohibited by reason of crane lifting works being carried out HEREBY PROHIBIT the driving of any vehicle in Park Place (between Old Hawkhill and Smalls Lane), Dundee
This notice comes into effect on Friday 21 August 2020 at 16:00hrs until Monday 24 August 2020 at 05:00hrs.
Pedestrian thoroughfare will be maintained.
Two way traffic will be permitted in Smalls Lane for the duration of the works.
Alternative routes are available via Old Hawkhill/Smalls Lane.
For further information contact 433082.
Executive Director of City Development
Dundee City Council
Here’s another fascinating West End photograph from Photopolis – the old Harris Academy in Park Place, that opened in 1885 but was replaced by the Perth Road building (currently being replaced) in the 1930s :
Dundee City Council proposes to make an Order under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 for the purpose of facilitating works for the construction of water storage vessels for Dundee University. The Order is expected to be in force for twenty six weeks from 25 April 2011. Its maximum duration in terms of the Act is eighteen months.
The effect of the Order is to prohibit temporarily all vehicular traffic in Park Place from its junction with Old Hawkhill for a distance of 75 metres or thereby in a southerly direction.
Pedestrian thoroughfare and vehicular access to premises will be maintained where possible.
As most of the roads immediately south of the junction of Old Hawkhill/Park Place are privately owned then no (local authority) authorised diversions are available.
Please forward any comments you may have regarding this proposal to the Network Management Team, City Development Department, Tayside House, Crichton Street, Dundee, no later than five working days prior to the commencement date. If you have any queries please contact 01382 433168.
I have received an update from the City Council regarding two current road closures :
“Thomson Street will run for a further six weeks from the original end date. This is due to a combination of weather conditions and unforseen operational difficulties.
Park Place will run for a further two weeks from the original end date. Again this is due to weather conditions and unforseen operational difficulties.”
Whilst all accept it is reasonable to expect some delay given the weather conditions, I am speaking with the City Council and Scotland Gas Network’s contractor regarding the lengthy delay at Thomson Street.
Reveived from the City Council today :
Dundee City Council proposes to make an Order under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 for the purpose of replacing a gas main. The Order is expected to be in force for four weeks from 25th October 2010. Its maximum duration in terms of the Act is eighteen months.
The effect of the Order is to prohibit temporarily all vehicular traffic in Park Place Dundee from the junction with Old Hawkhill to the junction with Smalls Lane. Please forward any comments you may have regarding this proposal to the Network Management Team, City Development Department, Tayside House, Crichton Street, Dundee, no later than five working days prior to the commencement date. If you have any queries please contact the department on Dundee 433168.
Cllrs Fraser Macpherson and Michael Crichton 